[opendtv] Re: Toward digital TV
- From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:25:13 -0500
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>John Shutt wrote:
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>>Bert,
>>
>>I ask again, who is the "we" that you claim p*ssed away
>>all this time, and over what indecision?
>>
>>
>
>The motivation for shutoff of analog TV is mostly to
>redistribute spectrum for other uses. So it's the
>government's responsibility, the FCC having jurisdiction.
>The existence of a "tuner mandate" and the timetable for
>its implementation are both heavily dependent on FCC
>leadership.
>
>So the "we" refers mostly to govt, as in "we, the people."
>
>
>
>>Your old refrain is that broadcasters failed to get into
>>the receiver manufacturing business so it is they who
>>p*ssed away the time, right?
>>
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>That too, but it's secondary. Broadcasters aren't the ones
>interested in reclaiming spectrum. But certainly,
>broadcasters ought to be interested in the continued
>viability, or maybe even growth(?) of their businesses. If
>it was obvious to me that CE manufacturers were not coming
>through on their promised product introductions, it should
>have been far more obvious those whose businesses depend
>on these products.
>
>
The key word here is "depend". Broadcasters don't depend on OTA digital
receivers period so they pay little attention to them unlike cable or
satellite. With the exception of Sinclair and a few other brave ones.
Bob Miller
>Are cable and DBS companies in the "receiver manufacturing
>business," John? I don't think so. And yet, they do take an
>interest in making sure the boxes they depend on are
>available and meet *their* requirements. As long as
>broadcasters are entrusted with their own dedicated
>distribution medium, I'm not sure I understand why the same
>responsibility would not apply to them?
>
>Evidently, your NAB agrees.
>
>Bert
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